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The Comedy of Errors: The 30-Minute Shakespeare

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The Comedy of Errors: The 30-Minute Shakespeare presents a lively abridgement featuring five raucous scenes from Shakespeare's farcical play about mistaken identity. The story follows two sets of identical twins, separated at sea, whose reunions spark a series of comic misunderstandings involving the twins themselves, their wives Adriana and Luciana, their parents Emilia and Egeon, and the boisterous conjurer Dr. Pinch.
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Ideal for readers aged 12 and older, particularly students and newcomers to Shakespeare who seek a quick and accessible introduction to this classic comedy. It is also perfect for schools and novice performers looking to stage a manageable, entertaining production.

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An abridgement for performance by young people and amateur adults, "road tested" at the Folger Shakespeare Library's Student Shakespeare Festival.

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Age range 12+

The Comedy of Errors: The 30-Minute Shakespeare offers five raucous scenes from this extravaganza of mistaken identity. The abridgement begins with a dramatic physical enactment of the twins' separation at sea. The play continues with a series of foibles featuring Antipholus of Ephesus, Dromio of Ephesus, and their identical twin counterparts from Antipholus.

Adriana and Luciana receive hysterically misguided attention from the twins. Emilia and Egeon as the long-lost parents, and the riotous conjurer Dr. Pinch round out the cast of characters in Shakespeare's most uproarious comedy.

The edition includes a preface by Nick Newlin containing helpful advice on how to put on a Shakespeare performance in a high school class with novice actors, as well as an appendix with suggestions for the specific play and recommendations for further resources.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781935550082

Publisher: Nicolo Whimsey Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 December 2010

Country: United States

Imprint: Nicolo Whimsey Press

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Edited by Nick Newlin

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 107g

Pages: 72

About the Author

Nick Newlin: Nick Newlin has performed a juggling and variety act for international audiences for 23 years. Since 1996, he has conducted an annual Play Directing residency affiliated with the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC. Nick has a BA from Harvard University with Honors 1982 and an MA in Theater from The University of Maryland with an emphasis on Play Directing.

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